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No. 368,084. Patented Aug. 9, 1887.

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UNITED STATES 1 PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS GOODYEAR, or TRUMANSBURG, NEW YORK.

TILL-ALARM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 368,084, dated August 9, 1887.

Application filed March 30, 1887. Serial No. 233,063. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it knownthatl, LEWIS GOODYEAR, .a citizen of the United States, residing at Trumansburg, in the county of Tompkins and State of New York,,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tills, of which the following is a specification- My invention relates to an improvement in tills; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointedout in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of a till embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a 3 y of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the spindles anddisks.

A represents a rectangular inclosing case or cabinet, which depends from the top of the counter or is arranged in a suitable table or desk.

In the lower side of this case or cabinet is located a drawer, B. The front side of the case or cabinet is open to permit the drawer to be inserted therein, and the front side of the drawer comes flush with the front side of the cabinet when the drawer is closed.

This drawer is rigidly secured in the case or cabinet by means of screws or bolts G, which pass through the bottom of the case or cabinet and enterthe" lower side of the drawer. A transverse partition-board, D, is arranged in the drawer and divides the same into two oompartments. The front side, E, of the drawer is in practice about an inch and a half thick, and at a suitable distance in rear of the said front side is secured atransverse board, F.

G represents a pair of spindles, which extend through horizontal openings made transversely through the front side, E, of the drawer. The said spindles are adapted to rotate in the said openings, and theirfront ends pass through openings which are made in dial-plates or escntcheons H, that are secured on the front side of the drawer. The front projecting ends of thespindles are provided with annular collars I, which are divided into spaces of equal size, and are provided with a series of letters, figtires, or arbitrary characters. The plates or escutcheons H are also provided with indexpoints on the upper sides of the collars I.

To the inner ends of the spindles are secured provided with radial tongues M, that enter radial grooves made in the inner ends of the spindles, and thereby the said spindles are caused to so firmly engage the circular plates that the latter will be rotated when the spindles are turned. Each circular plate-is also provided on its rear side with a projecting circular offset, N.

0 represents longitudinal bolts which pass through central openings made in the spindles and through central openings made in the plates or disks, and on the inner threaded ends of the said bolts are screwed clampingnuts P. The said bolts and nuts clamp the disks rigidly ,to the inner or rear ends of the spindles. The rear sides of the disks bear against the front side of the cross-board F.

B represents retaining-springs, which are secured in the space between the front wall, E, and the cross-board F, and bear against the circular offsets on the rear sides of the disks, so as to cause the latter to remain in any position in which they are placed.

In the bottom of the rear compartment of the drawer B is secured one end of a curved spring-arm, S. To the free end of the said arm is suspended a gong, T.

U represents a vertical shaft which is arranged at a suitable distance from the gong, and has its lower end journaled in the bottom of the drawer and its upper end journaled in a plate or bracket, V, at the upper side of the drawer. From one side of this shaft, at its upper end, projects a tappet-arni,V, and from the opposite side thereof and extending toward the gong is a ham iner-rod,W, to the free end of which is secured a hammer, W.

X represents an inclined spring, which projects upwardly from the bottom of the drawer,

and is so located as to bear against the front side of the hammer-rod just before the hammer reaches the gong.

Y represents a volute spring, which encircles the shaft U and has one end rigidly secured to the bottom of the drawer and its free end secured to the shaft.

Z represents a till, which is placed upon the upper side of the drawer B and fills the remainder of the space in the case or cabinet A. Longitudinal cleats A are secured on the opposingsidesof the side walls of the till at a suitable distance below the upperedges thereof, and these cleats serve to support a slate, B,whieh is placed upon them, and is adapted to slide longitudinally in the upper side of the till.

In the bottom of the till, at the front side thereof, are formed a number of shallow compartments, G, which are adapted to receive coins of different denominations.

D represents a drawer which slides on cleats E in the opposing sides of the till and at the bottom thereof. The said drawer is divided into a number of longitudinal compartments adapted to receive paper notes, bills, and drafts, and is provided on its front side with a ring or knob, F, by means of which the drawer may be drawn to the front end of the till, over the specie-compartments G; or it may be moved rearwardly in the drawer, so as to uncover the specie-eompartmcnts From the upper side of the ease or cabinet A, at a suitable distance from the front side thereof, depends a stop, E which is adapted to bear against the rear side of the slateB" when the till is closed, and thereby move the slate forward to the front end of the till, so that it will be caused to cover the specic-compartments C.

On the upper side of the slate, at the ends thereof, are secured inwardly projecting flange-plates G, and on the inner side of one side of the slate-frame is secured a clip-plate, H. This clip-plate and the flange-plate G are adapted to secure the edges of a number of sheets of paper, I, placed on the upper side of the slate, and adapted for entries to be afterward transcribed on the account-books. Cashreceipts are entered on the slate, and as the latter is always moved forward when the till is closed, it must necessarily be forced rearwardly, so as to uncover the compartments 0 before money can be placed in the till, and thus it is rendered impossible for the storekeeper or salesman to forget to enter the cashreceipts.

On the underside of the till, near the front end thereof, is secured a depending flange or stop, K, which, when the till is closed, stops just in rear of the locking-disks previously de scribed. On the under side of the till, near the rear end thereof, is pivoted an arm, M.

L represents a detent which bears against the rear side of the said arm, and N represents a spring which bears against the front side of the arm and forces it normally against the detent, and thereby raises it in a transverse direction on the lower side of the till in the path of the tappet-arm V on the spring-actuated shaft U. The front side of the tillis provided with a knob, by means of which it may be opened and closed. \Vhen the till is closed in the case or cabinet A, the rear side of the arm M strikes against the tappetarm V, and the said arm yields as it moves past the tappetarm, and its spring N immediately restores it toils initial position hereinbefore described. On attempting to open the till the arm M strikes against the tappet-arm V; and as the said arm 3' is held rigidly in place by the detent L, it cannot move rearward, and conse quently the force exerted upon the tappet-arm V causes the shaft U to rotate against the tension of the spring Y, so as to withdraw the hammer from the gong; and as the tappet-arm slips from the arm M. after having described part of a circle, the springY returns the shaft U to its normal position, and thereby causes the hammer to strike the gong and sound the same. The spring X receives the force of the blow just before the hammer strikes the gong, so that the hammer completes its movement against the resistance of the said spring, and the latter, after the blow is struck, immedi' ately forces the hammer rearward from the gong, so as to prevent the hammer from interfering with the vibration of the molecular particles of which the gong is composed. As soon as the till is closed the salesman turns the knobs or collars on the front ends of the spindles G, so as to cause the curved portions of the disks to engage the front side of the stop K, and thereby locks the till in a closed position. Before the till can be again opened the spindles must return, so as to restore the locking-disks to their original positions.

The position of the locking-disks will be indicated to any person who knows the combination by the characters on the collars or knobs of the spindles and their relative positions with respect to the indexes 011 the plates or escutcheons.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of the till having the compartments O near its front side,thclongitudinally-movable slate arranged in the till, and the case, cabinet, or counter under which the till is secured, provided with the depending stop E, adapted to engage the rear side of 1 0 till is closed, for the purpose stantially as described.

3. The combination ofthe till having the compartments G, the drawer D, arranged in the till and adapted to slide over the compartments, and the longitudinally-movable slate arranged in the till over the drawer,said slate having the inwardly-projecting flange-plates G on one side ofits frame, and the clip-plate H, for the purpose set forth, substantially as described.

4. In combination with the till. the drawer arranged therein and the longitudinally-movable slate arranged in the till over the drawer, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination of the gong and the spring-actuated shaft U, carrying the hammer tostrikethegongand provided with the tappetarm V, with the sliding till having the springactuated pivoted arm M on its under side, adapted to yield before the tappet-arm V, when it strikes the latter as the till is closed, to close the tappet-arm, and the detent L, to bear against the rear side of the said springactuated arm and hold it rigidly when the till moves forward and thereby cause the said set forth, subspring-actnated arm to trip the tappetarm V and sound the gong,substantially as described. 6. The combination of the rotating spindles G, the disks on the rear ends of the said spindles, the said disks having radial tongues entering corresponding grooves made in the rear ends of the spindles, and the clampingbolts extending longitudinally through the spindles and through openings in the disks to'secure the latter to the spindles,for the purpose set forth, substantially as described.

7. The combination of the rotating spindle, the locking-disks secured to the rear ends thereof, the said disks having the countersunk openings to receive the rear ends of the spindles and provided on their rear sides with the circular offsets, and the springs B, bearing against the said circular offsets, for the purpose set forth, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS GOODYEAR.

Witnesses:

O. L. CHAPMAN, H. J. GOODYEAR. 

